The search committee soon will begin work on a prospectus, job description and qualifications, to be available by the end of the academic year. Assisting in the search will be the firm Isaacson-Miller.

A pool of candidates will be developed over the summer, and finalists will be invited to campus during the fall semester. The School plans to announce the new dean by the end of the calendar year, with a projected start date of July 1, 2012.